List of ambassadors of the United States to Cameroon

This is a list of ambassadors from the United States to Cameroon. The American Embassy at Yaounde was established on January 1, 1960, with Bolard More as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

Ambassadors NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesLeland Barrows – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 20, 1960June 9, 1960September 6, 1966Accredited also to Togo and resident at Yaounde.Robert L. Payton – Political appointeeJanuary 26, 1967March 4, 1967May 27, 1969Lewis Hoffacker – Career FSODecember 2, 1969December 20, 1969June 6, 1972Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.C. Robert Moore – Career FSOJune 27, 1972July 22, 1972July 28, 1975Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.Herbert J. Spiro – Political appointeeJuly 24, 1975September 1, 1975May 7, 1977Accredited also to Equatorial Guinea until Mar 14, 1976; resident at Yaounde.Mabel M. Smythe – Political appointeeMay 11, 1977October 1, 1977February 24, 1980Also accredited to Equatorial GuineaHume A. Horan – Career FSOJune 30, 1980July 29, 1980May 17, 1983Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea until September 29, 1981Myles Robert Rene Frechette – Career FSOMay 26, 1983September 8, 1983July 30, 1987Mark L. Edelman – Political appointeeJuly 31, 1987September 9, 1987March 19, 1989Frances D. Cook – Career FSONovember 21, 1989December 21, 1989January 1, 1993Harriet Winsar Isom – Career FSOAugust 17, 1992January 19, 1993January 17, 1996Charles H. Twining – Career FSODecember 19, 1995February 28, 1996August 17, 1998Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.John Melvin Yates – Career FSOOctober 22, 1998January 5, 1999November 4, 2001Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.George McDade Staples – Career FSOSeptember 5, 2001December 21, 2001July 10, 2004Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.R. Niels Marquardt – Career FSOJuly 2, 2004October 29, 2004April 9, 2007Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.Janet E. Garvey – Career FSOMay 30, 2007November 9, 2007August 1, 2010Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.Robert P. Jackson – Career FSOSeptember 17, 2010October 12, 2010October 5, 2013Michael Hoza – Career FSOJuly 31, 2014August 22, 2014September 11, 2017Peter Barlerin – Career FSONovember 2, 2017December 20, 2017July 16, 2020Christopher Lamora – Career FSODecember 18, 2021March 21, 2022January 17, 2026John G. Robinson – Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimJanuary 17, 2026Present

See also Embassy of Cameroon, Washington, D.C. Cameroon – United States relations Foreign relations of Cameroon Ambassadors of the United States

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Cameroon

External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Cameroon United States Department of State: Cameroon United States Embassy in Yaounde